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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Formed in relief by beating a metal plate from the back - leaving the impression on the face






2. A style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s - modern technique with which a painter creates optical illusions with the use of dazzling patterns - abstract art athat uses geometric shapes and vivid colors to create optical illusions - such as an il






3. The dimension of color that is determined by the wavelength of light; what we know as the color names blue - green - and so forth.






4. A fabric-dyeing method which uses wax to coat areas that don't need to be dyed






5. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






6. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






7. An enameling technique in which thin wire partitions-cloisons-are filled with enamel. It is an art form practiced in ancient Byzantium






8. Journalist who questioned the policies of the governor of New York in the 1700's. He was jailed; he sued - and this court case was the basis for our freedom of speech and press. He was found not guilty.






9. A coarse - inexpensive - woven fabric; often used for making grain sacks






10. Which emphasized the artist's free expression of emotion - flourished in Germany in the year immediately prior to the outbreak of World War I. Georges Rouault (1871-1958) - a French painter - is regarded as this type of painter. Portrayal of reality






11. Technique of ornamenting in which small grains of metal - usually gold - are soldered to a flat surface






12. A porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area - Roman buildings followed this Greek architectural style






13. Date: 1839-1906 Important: Painted Mount Saint Victoire in Aix en- Provence over 60 times. Each painting is different b/c of angle and light -Trust your own eyes - and fanatic for the truth -Light- vibrations of color-Like an impressionist- heavy han






14. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






15. A philosophical doctrine and literary and dramatic movement that insists on the existence of individuals as basic and important. believes that the world is inhernetly meaningless and individuals must find meaning in their literal - concrete existence






16. Known for his glass sculpture






17. Term used to visualize a recreation of audio-video






18. A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue - stiff-finished cotton or linen used for linings of garments






19. In lithography - a waxy substance used to draw or paint images on a lithographic stone or plate






20. An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing - An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing






21. Paintings with the emphasis on inner emotions - sensations - or ideas rather than actual appearances






22. Printmaking where the design is scratched into the steel plate with a hard - steel tool






23. Produces a red dye - the chemical name for rust






24. Technique of shading using dots to control value






25. The amount of light reflected by a hue






26. Application of potassium sulphide






27. Where the revolving door was fully developed






28. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






29. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






30. Fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure - Fusing two pieces of material using a heat process; most commonly used with metal and plastics






31. Enameling technique - used more gold and less color than cloisonne. Starts with thick gold piece - cut tiny troughs wherever want color to be - gold is most prominent in end - rarely has patterns engraved.






32. An Italian movement begun shortly before and during WWI. It depicted dynamic movement and stressed the violence and speed of the Machine Age. They advocated revolution and glorified war.(Balla - Severini - Boccioni)






33. Wrought iron - hammered copper - painted tin NOT pewter






34. Network Interface Card; the device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers.






35. French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955) - Influences include hard sharp precision of a machine age






36. Italian 'light-dark'. The gradation of light and dark values in two-dimensional imagery; especially the illusion of rounded - three-dimensional form created through gradations of light and shade rather than line.






37. Something that supports a sculpture






38. To raise a relief design on the surface of paper through pressure-raised paper to form image - with or without ink printed






39. Joining small pieces of metal together using molten metal - bonding metals and alloys that melt at temperatures below 840






40. Made possible by the contrariety between grease and water - printing produced through the use of ink on a flat surface (e.g. - stone or metal - A print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that the ink will adhere on






41. Method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances - instead of oil






42. A loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads - French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)






43. Term used to describe the many degrees of shading between black and white






44. Renowned for paintings and prints






45. A solid screen - covered with icons - at the front of the church - dividing the sanctuary from the body of the building.






46. Embroidery done in cross-stitch on fine single net






47. A water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk)






48. Spanish founder of cubism; made Les Demoiselles d'Avignon to seek to create a new visual reality and provoke revolutionary upheaval; his figures are broken into large - flat planes with dislocated body parts; used African masks; very non-Western; Gue






49. Material used to imbed rings - bracelets - necklaces -etc when making hand-wrought jewelry






50. Period in which stained glass windows were introduced for church decoration